Portfolio Questions

Social Justice and Housing Stephen Kerr S6O-05114 1. To ask the Scottish Government what projection it has made of the cost of welfare payments after 2030. Marie McNair S6O-05115 2. To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its plans for mitigation, how the UK Government’s two-child benefit cap is impacting children in Clydebank and Milngavie. Paul Sweeney S6O-05116 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that housing supply in Glasgow will keep up with the predicted 10% rise in population by 2032. Bob Doris S6O-05117 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it is using the Scottish social security system to alleviate poverty among pensioners. Annabelle Ewing S6O-05118 5. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Director of Housing at Fife Council and what was discussed. Rachael Hamilton S6O-05119 6. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the housing secretary had had with the public finance minister regarding the consultation on permitted development rights to support the provision of new homes. Michelle Thomson S6O-05120 7. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to communities to promote cohesion and develop sustainable support networks for refugees and asylum seekers, to help ensure their full participation in civic and community life. Mark Griffin S6O-05121 8. To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates to be the baseline figure for its ambition towards all-tenure housing delivery of a 10% increase in housebuilding each year over the next three years.